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MISSION STATEMENT
FOR THE
OPTICAL HERITAGE MUSEUM
(Featuring the American Optical
Collection)
"The Optical Heritage Museum is dedicated to the education and enrichment of the general public in the history, growth and contributions of 'The Eye of the Commonwealth' - Southbridge, MA. This will be accomplished through continuing efforts to collect, maintain, preserve and display cultural, social and industrial artifacts from Southbridge and surrounding communities within the Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor."
Exciting news about
the Musuem and its future home
Check here for more information on the Museum:
http://www.opticalheritagemuseum.org
The
Optical HeritageMuseum Recent Events
The Optical Heritage Museum, Inc. Board is as follows.
The Board elected its officers:
President - Dick Whitney
Vice President - Margaret Morrissey
Treasurer - Dave Butler
Secretary - Gary Bridgman
Chair - Dave Cunniffe
Curator Emeritus - John Young
More
about the AO Museum as it was prior to 2002
Shown below is the front of the original AO Museum Brochure, printed
for the opening in 1983. This
Museum was located to the right of the Marble Staircase in the AO Main
Plant (now the Southridge Hotel and Conference Center). The collection
is presently in storage, but plans are in the works to display Museum artifacts
in the upcoming months. More to be announced soon!!!
Should you have memorablia that might be of interest to add to the collection, feel free to contact me to discuss this further:
Dick Whitney
368 Main Street
P.O.Box 277
Southbridge Mass., 01550
1-800-343-7678 ext 5077 or e-mail: r.b.whitney@verizon.net
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in the History Antique Spectacles?
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